signmeuptoo
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| This scanner good for $50? @BigLots
Guys, Big Lots has the scanner for 49.9x, and they have two cheaper ones, as well, all from Visioneer. 1,2kx4.8k pdi optical, 4.8k super sampling 48 bit color 16 bit a/d converter, photoshop elemonts:
Visioneer One Touch 8920 USB Scanner & Transperency Adapter
Look at a description at this site:
»www.legendmicro.com/store/more_i···_ID=2816
What ya think?
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imrf
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| I have never seen anyone with good luck with those scanners. Personally I would spend the few extra dollars and buy one from a more reputable company such as this Canon,»www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe···E&depa=1. |
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Bobb
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I like Visioneer! easy to use, fast, I've had a couple over the years. One touch fax, copy, etc. And they are a old reputable company. Thousands own these scanners.
Here is the 8900 for $37 + ship
»www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/···-8588860
Features:
1,200 x 4,800 optical resolution
48-bit color for more than 281 trillion shades
Scan area up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches
Bundled with photo managing/editing and OCR software
7 user-definable buttons for one-touch scanning, copying, email, and more |
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signmeuptoo
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| It might be different in that it doesn't do transperancies, negatives, and such. I thank you Bobb. I can't argue that a Canon would be better optically, but when I compare features, price, I cannot see justifying it, but that input gave me a serious pause.
Now if only someone would reply to my final call thread about what is the best deal for a vid card around $115.00?
»Final call for advice, please!
Sorry, I needed help on that one enough that I had to place another tag in here, sorry for the bad manners, this vid card thing is a big deal to me.
I will watch to see if anyone else posts to this thread. It does not look like the scanners are flying off the shelves too fast at Big Lots, but I know that they won't last forever, either.
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Imlay
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Visioneer is... OKAY.
I bought one of their scanners a few years back for $40... When it works, It works GREAT... Some of the best scanning I've ever seen... but, getting it to work half the time is the problems.
They only made drivers for windows 98. Visioneer refuses to make new drivers for XP and 2000... however, they were still selling the scanners even a year after XP came out! WTF?!
So, if you buy a Visioneer, Plan on it not to work in the next verson of Windows... unless they have changed.
For a note, mine DOES work in XP with the 98 drivers, but it's SOOOOOOO buggy it's not funny. |
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andunn
join:2001-09-06
Linn Creek, MO | I own a Visioneer 5300 USB scanner and have it hooked up to Windows 2000 and XP. Works great with both systems using the Windows 2000 driver. |
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Camelot One
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| I own that exact model Visioneer, and I've been pretty happy with it. The only flaw I have found is that you have to install all of your other programs, Word, photo editors, etc, BEFORE installing the scanner software. If you don't, it is nearly impossible to setup the quick scan buttons. (Visioneer software just won't detect the other programs unless they are pre-existing)
The OCR software that comes with it is a bit weak, until you raise the optical settings to the point the scanner crawls. It is a little slow at higher res. But for the money, its a great little scanner. I think I paid $50 about 6 months ago.
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Giovonni
@dynamic.cov | I bought same scanner @ Best Buy for $39.95. I use Win XP and downloaded latest drivers from their web site. I agree their software that came with disc was obsolete. The scanner works great,using the XP scanner wizard. |
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tim_k
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Stewartstown, PA | reply to signmeuptoo
I was given a Visioneer oneTouch 8100. I set it up for my father. It works fine under XP. The drivers are certified. It does the job for him. The only thing I don't like is the paperport software. |
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signmeuptoo
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Well, what I thought when I looked at it is this:
It has the transparency/negative backlight feature, which, as I haven't shopped and scrutinized scanners in the last 2 years, seemed like not a half bad deal for the money.
But if some of you found it for less, such as at BestBuy, hmmm, will have to go there and see.
Time to get one, need one for school (next fall?). Life is too visual to do without a scanner.
I don't know how much of a drag it is to have a USB 1.1 vs 2 scanner, but beggers can't be choosers, right?
Thanks for the input, gents!
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Camelot One
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Sarasota, FL
clubs: | They are no longer being made, so anywhere you find them they will be on clearance. I think they are a deal at $50. |
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